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Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

Time To Look Up – in conversation with Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma about the climate crisis

Oct 31, 2023
49:33
After a summer of extreme heatwaves, devastating wildfires and deadly flooding across the world, all made worse by climate change, the Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma, President of COP26 in Glasgow 2021, will discuss the ongoing climate crisis. In the run up to COP28, Sir Alok will describe his hopes for the summit and his views on the future of the COP process, as well as the role of the UK in international climate policy. He will explore the importance of business in tackling climate change, and the challenges of financing the scale of climate action required. And climate action requires a facilitating political environment: how strong is the climate agenda and how much support does it have amongst citizens and in the private sector. Speaker: Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma, President of COP26 in Glasgow 2021 In conversation with: Professor Sir Charles Godfray, Director of the Oxford Martin School,

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